A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of compared French towns: 6.8%
Compared with 35% in the typical compared French town, 47% of households are one person living alone here. Census day 2023: 398 residents and 210 households in Boissezon. The share of households without a car stands at 6.1%. More households headed by a manual worker than in 78% of compared French towns: 19%.
Throughout this page, the Tarn median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Boissezon
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 48 second homes and occasional dwellings in Boissezon, 16% of its 310 homes: higher than in 91% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 45 homes empty (15%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Second homes make up 16% in Boissezon, more than in 91% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 15% of homes are flats in Boissezon. In the typical compared French town, second homes come to 2.1%. Empty homes are more common here than in 95% of compared French towns.
Slower than most: −1% since 2012, behind 75% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Tarn town +7%.
Boissezon is older than 84% of compared French towns: a median age of 50.2
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Boissezon 50.2. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 28%, above 80% of compared French towns.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Tarn 52.2%, France 51.8%.
19% of households are couples with children, below 79% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Tarn median and the France median
Living alone · share
On single-parent households, 9.3% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town. Couples with children make up 25% in the typical compared French town.
At the median, €21,790 a year to live on
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €21,790 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 90% of compared French towns.
A larger share of households headed by a retired person than 63% of compared French towns: 35%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manager or professional: 12%, above 62% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.5% of residents are immigrants in Boissezon
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals is 4.3%; Boissezon has 3.3%. The median compared commune in Tarn has 6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 68% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents: 30%, a higher share than 80% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
On married residents, Boissezon sits higher than 53% of compared French towns: 43%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Boissezon sits below 88% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (19%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification tops 84% of compared French towns: 27%. For graduates of higher education, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (398 to 2,582 people), the 14th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Boissezon
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissezon | 50.2 | 28% | 16% | 4.5% |
| Pont-de-Larn 2,947 · 4 mi | 50.6 | 27% | 4.9% | 4.8% |
| Aussillon 5,527 · 5.2 mi | 53.9 | 36% | 2.9% | 15% |
| Aiguefonde 2,505 · 5.7 mi | 51 | 29% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Mazamet 10,085 · 5.8 mi | 51.2 | 32% | 7% | 8.5% |
| Labruguière 6,584 · 7 mi | 46 | 25% | 1.1% | 6.1% |
| Castres 42,505 · 7.5 mi | 46.6 | 27% | 3% | 8.9% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Boissezon
What is the population of Boissezon?
398 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 1% fewer than in 2012 (403).
How old are Boissezon’s residents?
The median age is 50.2, older than 84% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 28% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Boissezon?
48, with occasional dwellings: 16% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Boissezon?
INSEE counts 18 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.5% of residents, and 13 foreign nationals (3.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Boissezon?
€21,790 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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